caleira
Portuguese, noun/kaˈle(j).ɾɐ/
caleira is spelled C-A-L-E-I-R-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 31 million words in written Portuguese, the 161,170th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Caleira is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “gutter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “cale”.
What does caleira mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegutter
noun
- 1
femininelime pit
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. cale 2. cale feita num tronco para conduzir a água 3. cano que conduz a água dos telhados 4. telha
noun: 1. pedreira, mina de cal
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of caleira
- caleiras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce caleira?
- Brazil /kaˈle(j).ɾɐ/
- Brazil [kaˈle(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- Portugal /kaˈlɐj.ɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is caleira in Portuguese?
caleira appears about once in every 31 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).